Culinary strainer.



` P. MCHALE & T.1.JunGE.

CULINARY STRAINER.

APPLlcATlorrrlLEn SEPT. lo. 1911.

Patented Nov. 13, 1917.

' ,cap vprovided witha nnrrnn "STA-iras refinar onirica 1 AUL MenALn Ann THOMAS J. JUDGE. OEWOBGESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

CULINARY STnAINna speeieeationbf Letters Patent. pat-@need Nov 13, 1917,

Application lediSeptember 10, 1917. Serial No. 190,437.

To all fwhomc'tmag/ concern.'`

Be it known that we, PAUL MoHAL-n and THOMAS J. JUDGE, citizens ofthe United States, residing at lvorcester, in the county `ofjiiorcester -andState of Massachusetts,

have invented afnew and useful Culinary Strainer, of which the following is a speciiication. This invention relates` to- `a culinary strainer of the type known as the china cap,. and theprncipal object thereof is to providea solderless and non-nieltable means 'for connecting a series of supporting and strengtheningwires with the bottoni of a ,conical foraniinoiisstrainer of this type, and;

alsoto-provide improvements indetails of construction for securely holding-the said wires and preventing the lodgnient of grease or otherinaterialbeing strained" in the bottorn of the strainer. Further obgects andy advantages of. the invention1will appearV hereinafter. Reference isto be vhad to thel accompanyin drawings, infwhichf Y n igure l is' a Side elevation Vof a china preferred embodiment Vof this invention; 1

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan View of thesanie as indicated by the line 2 of Fig.v l on enlarged scale;

Fig. 3 is a central sectionalviewof the i same;

Fig. 4 is a top plan of the holding collar, and Y.

Fig. 5f is a side elevation of the several elements of the holding mechanismA shown` separated and partly insection.

These china caps are used for severalv puroses but articularl for strainin melted P i P. Y grease. This vgrease attains a gvery'high .temperature in practice especially where vlarge quantities of it aremejlted, as in res- When strained Y y 4through the ordinary conical capor kitchen ,strainer it is obvious that the apex Vof the taiirants, hotels and the like.

coneis embedded for a considerable period 'of time in a' moving stream of this hot grease. We find that if the strainer is 'that point.

strengthened external wires soldered over the apex yof the strainer on the outside Y the Asolder is ,frequently `melted by the` hot grease landthe wires spring apart'as. indi-V cated in dotted lines :in Fig. 1.` It is' Vdesirable to protect the apex of thecone forthe reasonthat it ordinarily extends to a sharp point and YprojectsV from `the handle at a considerabledistance'so that yit is Vlikely to be Vrjammed-and spoiled if not 'fully protected. l

' llhisinvention is designed tonobviate all `these difficulties andalso toprovide a device porting hook l2 in onenpiece of cast metal.y On the inside this rim is nrovidedpwith a `foraininous strainer 13 in the forni of a cone soldered'. or otherwise .secured to the interioreof therim :as usual. A series of strengthening 4 wires extending along .the

vsides of the cone in the direction of the elements thereof areshown at 14C. These preferably are soldered to the outside of the rim and` alsoftothe outsidev of the strainer at thetop, but are free from the strainer below.

gThis invention. is designed particularly vfor holding the wires in position as stated,

andvfo'r that purposethe cone instead of beingy completed` isV truncated or cut oif near its apex and a head 16 is placed inside.

Thisy head ,is of conical shapeat its edge to fit the inside of the cone So that it will not Vunder any circunistancespass through the hole yat the bottom and its top surface is convex to cause the, entire contents to drain off into Contact .with Vthe'strainersurface. head performs several functions., t

takes care of the drainage as stated, it closes the bottom of the strainer, and it also acts as a solid abutment inside to hold the strainer to a true conical form at the bottom and to receive the pressure from a holding collar 17 outside.

This holding collar may be fixed with respect to the head in any desired way, but we have shown the head as provided with an integral screw 1S and a nut 19 and washer 20 for holding the parts in position. This collar 17 is of a conical shape inside and outside and is provided with notches 21 for receiving the ends of the wires 111, and is also shown as provided with a notch 22 for receiving the projecting seam 23 of the strainer where theedges are' soldered together. It will be obvious that by screwing the nut up and holding the parts firmly together in that way not only arethe wires 14 held absolutely inposition so that there ,is no possibility of their being accidentally dislodged, but the'bottom of the strainer is also heldin fixed position and maintained in its correct shape. The holding collar is bottomless, the bottom being supplied by the washer 20. The outside of this has a conicalV edge surface continuous with the external conical surface of the collar, but the head 16 forms the bottom of the strainer and no material can come down through without passing through the strainer and out over the top ofthe edge of the collar.V

In this way a strainer is secured which will discharge all its liquid contents readily and without unusual manipulation on the part of the operator. The strainer is'held to a firm shape, and is made stronger than heretofore at the apex of the 'cone and the strengthening wires are held in position without the use of any solder or other composition that might yield and render the device useless. At the same time the parts can be dismounted so that the strainercan be thoroughly cleaned at the point where it is likely to gather solid particles and at the point that has never been capable of being thoroughly cleaned in the usual conical strainers. K i' j Although we have illustrated and described only a. single form of the invention, we are aware of the fact that Y modifications can be made therein by any person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims.

Therefore we do not wish to be limited to all the details of construction herein shown and described, but what we do claim is 1. As an article of manufacture, a kitchen strainer comprising a rim and handle, a foraminous strainer in conical form depending from said rim, rstrengthening wires secured to the rim and top of the strainer and exten d ing to the bottom thereof, the strainer being cut away at the apex, and means eX- tending inside the strainer for holding the ends of said wires.

2. As an article of manufacture, a foraminous conical strainer provided with strengthening wires secured to the top thereof and extending to the bottom, the strainer being cut away at the apex, and a fastening device for securing the free ends of the wires at the small end of the strainer, said fastening device having a head located inside and forming a solid base for clamping against and holding the strainer in its proper form.

3. As an article of manufacture, a foraminous conical strainer provided with strengthening wires secured to the top thereof and extending to the bottom, the 'strainer `being cut away at the apex, and a fastening` device for securing the free ends of the wires at the small end of the strainer, said fastening device having a head extending inside and forming a solid base for clamping against and comprising an external collar having an inner conical surface for engaging the outside of the strainer'and'holding the Wires.

4. As an article of manufacture, a foraminous conical strainer provided with strengthening wires secured to the top thereof and extending to the bottom, the 'strainer being cut away at the apex, and a fasteningdevice for securing the free ends ofthe wires at the small end of the strainer, said fastening device having a head portion extending inside and forming a solid base for clamping against and holding the strainer in its proper form, an external collar having an inner conical surface for engaging the outside of 'y the strainer and holding the wires,andhaving grooves on its inner surface for receiving the ends of the wires, and an external conical surface, a washer closing the bottom of said collar, and fastening means outside said washer connected with the inside base portion. v

5. As an article of manufacture, a foraminous conical strainer provided with strengthening wires secured to the top thereof and extending to the bottom, the strainer being cut away at the apex, and a fastening device for securing the free ends of the wires at the small end of the strainer, said fastening device having a portion extending inside and forming means for holding the strainer in 'its proper form at the end, the part in- .side the strainer comprising a convex head adapted to cause all liquid contents ofthe strainer tobe discharged through 'the strainer walls, and means for fastening it in position.

G. As an article of manufacture, a foraminous conical strainer cut away at the apex, and a fastening device having a portion extending inside and forming means for holding the strainer in its proper form at the end, the part inside the strainer comprising surface for engaging the outside of the a convex head adapted to cause all liquid strainer, and an external conical surface, a contents of the strainer to be discharged Washer closing the bottom of said collar, through the strainer Walls, and means outand fastening means outside said Washer 5 side the strainer for fastening it in position. connected with the inside base. 15

7. As an article of manufacture, a forami- In testimony whereof We have hereunto nous conical strainer cut away at the apex aiiixed our signatures. having a solid base for clamping against and holding the strainer in its proper form, Y PAUL MCHALE.

i0 an external collar having an inner conical THOMAS J. JUDGE.

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